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BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Daniela Murchison, Port Isabel High’s two-time state Class 3-A shot put champion, has planned an easier competitive schedule for this summer than the one she endured in 2013. She will be competing in only three meets during the summer season, in McAllen, Humble and College Station To read the rest …

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Daniela Murchison and Gabby Torres have punched their tickets to the UIL State Track and Field Meet. Murchison qualified in both the shot put and discus events for the second consecutive year, and Torres made it in the high jump. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to …

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS WESLACO – It was another gold medal-winning performance in the shot put for Port Isabel High’s Daniela Murchison at the Meet of Champions in Weslaco last weekend. The two-day event concluded on Saturday and was held at Bobby Lackey Stadium. To read the rest of this story, please …

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Daniella Murchison broke the regional record in the shot put at the Texas Amateur Athletic Federation Region II meet in McAllen last Friday. She won two gold medals. Actually, she also took first place in the discus competition. To read the rest of this story, subscribe to The Port …

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Daniella Murchison returned Sunday from a successful trip, competitively speaking, in Edwardsville, Ill. She was competing in the USA Track and Field Youth Outdoor National Championships in three events, the discus, shot put, and hammer throw on the campus of Southern Illinois University. To read the rest of …

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel athletes continue to compete this month in the Gulf Coast Force Track Club and have shown well in two meets since last weekend. A number of first-place finishes were recorded at a meet in Austin last Saturday, and Port Isabel High’s state shot put champion, Daniella …

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel High School assistant track and field coach Johvonne Howard reports that the summer track program is well underway with two meets scheduled for this weekend. A number of age divisions are involved, with more than 30 athletes, and all of them participated in last week’s meet …